New gel may stop bleeding faster in major aortic surgery
NCT ID NCT05733585
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a gel called PuraBond that helps stop bleeding during open surgery on the main artery in the belly. About 100 adults with an enlarged or blocked abdominal aorta will take part. The goal is to see how quickly the gel controls bleeding after the artery is unclamped.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The Study will include 100 patients with abdominal aortic pathology (aneurysmal or steno occlusive disease) candidate to open repair with PuraBond haemostatic agent in Vascular Surgery Unit, San Raffaele Hospital (Milan, Italy)
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with ≥ 18 years of age, presenting with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (pararenal, juxtarenal, infrarenal, aorto-iliac mono/bilateral) * Use of the Purabond hemostatic agent in patients who, in the opinion of the Physician, don't have a satisfactory surgical haemostasis * Patients ≥ 18 years of age with steno-occlusive abdominal aortic or iliac disease * Patients that will treated by open repair , encompassing elective, urgent and emergency presentation, hospitalized and enrolled in Vascular Surgery Unit, San Raffaele Hospital (Milan, Italy) * Patients able to sign specific informed consent for the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients whom exhibited preoperative derangements in haematological and coagulation profiles, and baseline derangements in liver function * Patients with abdominal aortic and/or iliac arteries disease candidate for endovascular treatment * Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning on becoming pregnant within 24 months * Systemic infection (for example: sepsis) * Impossibility or refusal to give informed consent
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital
RECRUITINGMilan, Italy, 20132, Italy
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